Is Dolby a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Dolby have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 33 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Dolby employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Dolby now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Dolby .

Does Dolby pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Dolby with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 33 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Dolby.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dolby?

Software Engineer (38) , Director (26) , Staff Engineer (23) , Intern (20) , Senior Manager (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Marketing (17) , Engineer (11) , Manager (9) , Program Manager (9) , Executive Assistant (8) , Staff Software Engineer (8) , Internship (7) , Research Intern (7) , Project Engineer (6)

What are the pros of working at Dolby according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and hardworking" ((in 110 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 56 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 23 reviews)); "great teams to work with" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dolby according to real employee reviews?

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 14 reviews)); "especially having gone through layoffs." ((in 13 reviews)); "a bit limited learning and growth opportunities" ((in 8 reviews)); "Fewer opportunities outside of San Francisco" ((in 7 reviews))

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Dolby Software Developer reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Kevin J. Yeaman

75% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

Software Developer employees have rated Dolby with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Dolby is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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33 reviews

4.0

Jan 8, 2026

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had the opportunity to work on cool projects with a fun team

Cons

Upper management doesn't seem like they know what they're doing

3.0

Jul 6, 2025

Disappointing Experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Talented engineers - at least before the laid most of them off - 9/80 schedule

Cons

- Raises were pitiful, under current inflation for the last 3 years - Gave stocks instead of raises that never vested before company-wide layoffs - Laid off large groups of employees every 6 months or so. Literally no one is safe except for upper management - Seems to desperately trying to enter the SaaS market without a viable plan - Advancement & promotion difficult

5.0

May 14, 2025

awesome place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits. great team. working around highly skilled individuals.

Cons

none that i can think of

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